Question 1

_____ involves supplying or reproducing memorized information with a minimum of external cues.

Accepted Answer

A) Relearning 
B) Recognition 
C) Recall 
D) Retroactive reproduction 
A) Relearning 
B) Recognition 
C) Recall 
D) Retroactive reproduction

Question 2

Smelling apple pie causes you to have vivid and detailed memories of the happy times that you spent in your grandmother's kitchen.This process is called

Accepted Answer

A) redintegration. 
B) eidetic imagery. 
C) chunking or recoding. 
D) the serial position effect. 
A) redintegration. 
B) eidetic imagery. 
C) chunking or recoding. 
D) the serial position effect.

Question 3

Short-term memories can be prolonged by

Accepted Answer

A) counting aloud to prevent new input. 
B) maintenance rehearsal. 
C) brain stimulation. 
D) proactive cueing. 
A) counting aloud to prevent new input. 
B) maintenance rehearsal. 
C) brain stimulation. 
D) proactive cueing.

Question 4

It is the forgetting of _____ information that results in the formation of _____ memories.At first, you remembered when and where you were when you learned the names of the seasons, yet over time you forget these personal details but remember the names of the seasons for the rest of your life.

Accepted Answer

A) procedural; episodic 
B) semantic; procedural 
C) semantic; episodic 
D) episodic; semantic 
A) procedural; episodic 
B) semantic; procedural 
C) semantic; episodic 
D) episodic; semantic

Question 5

Regarding short-term memory (STM), which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) STM has a limited storage capacity. 
B) Although information can be stored in STM in images, it is generally stored phonetically. 
C) It is very difficult to do more than one task at a time in STM. 
D) Once information is placed in STM, it is permanently stored. 
A) STM has a limited storage capacity. 
B) Although information can be stored in STM in images, it is generally stored phonetically. 
C) It is very difficult to do more than one task at a time in STM. 
D) Once information is placed in STM, it is permanently stored.

Question 6

The more times a short-term memory is _____, the greater the chances of being stored in LTM.

Accepted Answer

A) rehearsed 
B) reordered in a variety of ways 
C) proactively cued 
D) primed 
A) rehearsed 
B) reordered in a variety of ways 
C) proactively cued 
D) primed

Question 7

Short-term memory is similar to a

Accepted Answer

A) parking garage at an airline's long-term lot. 
B) storage locker in front of the campus bookstore. 
C) bank's vault. 
D) museum's archives. 
A) parking garage at an airline's long-term lot. 
B) storage locker in front of the campus bookstore. 
C) bank's vault. 
D) museum's archives.

Question 8

Someone leaves a phone number on your answering machine.You repeat the number to yourself as you start to dial.Then, the doorbell rings, and you rush to see who is there.When you return to the phone, you have completely forgotten the number.This illustrates how interference affects _____ memory.

Accepted Answer

A) eidetic 
B) sensory 
C) short-term 
D) long-term 
A) eidetic 
B) sensory 
C) short-term 
D) long-term

Question 9

A history exam that requires students to "Discuss economic factors that contributed to World War I" is measuring

Accepted Answer

A) recognition. 
B) recall. 
C) relearning. 
D) serial position. 
A) recognition. 
B) recall. 
C) relearning. 
D) serial position.

Question 10

Greg is watching television when a beer commercial comes on that he has seen many times.In this commercial, a boy goes to a cool party, sees an attractive girl, flashes his favorite beer, and gets the girl.A year later, a friend asks Greg where he met his girlfriend, and he relates a scenario very similar to the beer commercial, although his girlfriend does not remember any alcoholic beverages being served at this small "party" where they met.According to Jesse Shapiro, Greg's creation of a "memory" that never really happened occurred because advertisers are attempting to

Accepted Answer

A) "prime" implicit memories. 
B) "jam" your memories. 
C) create the serial position effect. 
D) elicit semantic memories rather than episodic ones. 
A) "prime" implicit memories. 
B) "jam" your memories. 
C) create the serial position effect. 
D) elicit semantic memories rather than episodic ones.

Question 11

Where is your "mental list" of daily errands stored?

Accepted Answer

A) sensory memory 
B) long-term memory 
C) short-term memory 
D) permanent memory 
A) sensory memory 
B) long-term memory 
C) short-term memory 
D) permanent memory

Question 12

Information in LTM is typically arranged according to all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) rules. 
B) similarity. 
C) alphabetically. 
D) personal meanings. 
A) rules. 
B) similarity. 
C) alphabetically. 
D) personal meanings.

Question 13

_____ is the ability to correctly identify previously learned information.

Accepted Answer

A) Recall 
B) Recognition 
C) Relearning 
D) Redintegration 
A) Recall 
B) Recognition 
C) Relearning 
D) Redintegration

Question 14

Regarding the memory processes, incoming information is first _____, then stored, and finally the memories must be _____, or taken out of storage to be useful.

Accepted Answer

A) retrieved; encoded 
B) encoded; retrieved 
C) organized; encoded 
D) retrieved; organized 
A) retrieved; encoded 
B) encoded; retrieved 
C) organized; encoded 
D) retrieved; organized

Question 15

_____ memory stores specific factual memory and is expressed as words or symbols.

Accepted Answer

A) Iconic 
B) Skill 
C) Declarative 
D) Procedural 
A) Iconic 
B) Skill 
C) Declarative 
D) Procedural

Question 16

Naming Santa's reindeer with no hints or clues is what kind of memory task?

Accepted Answer

A) redintegration 
B) relearning 
C) recall 
D) recognition 
A) redintegration 
B) relearning 
C) recall 
D) recognition

Question 17

In his graduation speech, Donald did well at the beginning and end of the speech, but faltered in remembering the information he wanted to express during the middle section of his speech.This is an example of the _____ effect.

Accepted Answer

A) ordering 
B) attentional 
C) serial position 
D) consolidation 
A) ordering 
B) attentional 
C) serial position 
D) consolidation

Question 18

Things that are heard are held as a brief _____ in the sensory register.

Accepted Answer

A) echo 
B) icon 
C) image 
D) engram 
A) echo 
B) icon 
C) image 
D) engram

Question 19

In order for a memory to be useful, it must be

Accepted Answer

A) filed. 
B) episodic. 
C) decoded as an image. 
D) retrieved. 
A) filed. 
B) episodic. 
C) decoded as an image. 
D) retrieved.

Question 20

The participants who were in the "smashed" condition in the Loftus and Palmer filmed automobile accident study were questioned a week later about the witnessed incident.What were the findings from this group of participants?

Accepted Answer

A) They reported that they could only remember a few details of the filmed accident. 
B) They overestimated the speed of both vehicles in the filmed accident. 
C) They reported seeing broken glass when there was none in the film. 
D) They could remember the color of the cars but not the make or model of the car. 
A) They reported that they could only remember a few details of the filmed accident. 
B) They overestimated the speed of both vehicles in the filmed accident. 
C) They reported seeing broken glass when there was none in the film. 
D) They could remember the color of the cars but not the make or model of the car.

Exam 8: Extension A: Memory

_____ involves supplying or reproducing memorized information with a minimum of external cues.

Smelling apple pie causes you to have vivid and detailed memories of the happy times that you spent in your grandmother's kitchen.This process is called

Short-term memories can be prolonged by

It is the forgetting of _____ information that results in the formation of _____ memories.At first, you remembered when and where you were when you learned the names of the seasons, yet over time you forget these personal details but remember the names of the seasons for the rest of your life.

Regarding short-term memory (STM), which of the following statements is FALSE?

The more times a short-term memory is _____, the greater the chances of being stored in LTM.

Short-term memory is similar to a

Someone leaves a phone number on your answering machine.You repeat the number to yourself as you start to dial.Then, the doorbell rings, and you rush to see who is there.When you return to the phone, you have completely forgotten the number.This illustrates how interference affects _____ memory.

A history exam that requires students to "Discuss economic factors that contributed to World War I" is measuring

Where is your "mental list" of daily errands stored?

Information in LTM is typically arranged according to all of the following EXCEPT

_____ is the ability to correctly identify previously learned information.

Regarding the memory processes, incoming information is first _____, then stored, and finally the memories must be _____, or taken out of storage to be useful.

_____ memory stores specific factual memory and is expressed as words or symbols.

Naming Santa's reindeer with no hints or clues is what kind of memory task?

In his graduation speech, Donald did well at the beginning and end of the speech, but faltered in remembering the information he wanted to express during the middle section of his speech.This is an example of the _____ effect.

Things that are heard are held as a brief _____ in the sensory register.

In order for a memory to be useful, it must be

The participants who were in the "smashed" condition in the Loftus and Palmer filmed automobile accident study were questioned a week later about the witnessed incident.What were the findings from this group of participants?

Introduction the Psychology

Extension A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

Extension A: Brain and Behavior

Extension B: Brain and Behavior

Extension C: Brain and Behavior

Extension A: Human Development

Extension B: Human Development

Extension C: Human Development

Extension D: Human Development

Extension A: Sensation and Reality

Extension B: Sensation and Reality

Extension A: Perceiving the World

Extension B: Perceiving the World

Extension A: States of Consciousness

Extension B: States of Consciousness

Extension C: States of Consciousness

Extension D: States of Consciousness

Extension A: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Conditioning and Learning

Extension C: Conditioning and Learning

Extension B: Memory

Extension C: Memory

Extension A: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension B: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension C: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension D: Cognition, Language, Creativity, and Intelligence

Extension A: Motivation and Emotion

Extension B: Motivation and Emotion

Extension C: Motivation and Emotion

Extension D: Motivation and Emotion

Extension A: Gender and Sexuality

Extension B: Gender and Sexuality

Extension C: Gender and Sexuality

Extension A: Personality

Extension B: Personality

Extension C: Personality

Extension D: Personality

Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension B: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension C: Health, Stress, and Coping

Extension A: Psychological Disorders

Extension B: Psychological Disorders

Extension C: Psychological Disorders

Extension D: Psychological Disorders

Extension A: Therapies

Extension B: Therapies

Extension C: Therapies

Extension D: Therapies

Extension A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

Extension A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

Extension A: Applied Psychology

Extension B: Applied Psychology

Extension C: Applied Psychology

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics

It is the forgetting of _ information that results in the formation of _ memories.At first, you remembered when and where you were when you learned the names of the seasons, yet over time you forget these personal details but remember the names of the seasons for the rest of your life.

Regarding the memory processes, incoming information is first _, then stored, and finally the memories must be _, or taken out of storage to be useful.